Twelve global auto brands will bring some 70 of their latest offerings to the 2017 Viet Nam Motor Show in HCM City from August 2 to 5.

 High import taxes on auto components and parts, packaging and logistics expenses are major reasons behind locally-assembled cars costing 10-20 per cent higher than imports from Thailand and Indonesia.

 Agricultural productivity and quality should be increased by investing more in innovation and strengthening links between all stakeholders, including farmers, enterprises and research institutes, experts say.

Authorities are seeking ways to relocate hundreds of thousands of households facing the threat of landslides in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of crimes dropped by nearly four per cent in the first six months of the year in comparison with the same period last year, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite great efforts, the rate of sex imbalance at birth in Ha Noi remains high, reaching alarming level in several suburban districts, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – A salary “bubble” is forming in the IT sector, posing challenges to employers, a workshop heard in HCM City yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Salary Council on Tuesday kicked off the first debate on regional minimum wage for 2018.

Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung has affirmed that with its various advantages and potential, the city is willing to offer all possible support to Moroccan investors to access the Vietnamese market. 

Export turnover of agro-forestry-aquatic products hit $2.97 billion in June, bringing the six-month figure to $17.1 billion, up 13.1 percent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. 

Vietnam is strongly committed to weapons of mass destruction disarmament and non-proliferation efforts and actively advocates for the peaceful use of related technologies, said Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga.

HCM City will send 12 badminton players and two coaches to Thailand for a short training course in an attempt to find new talent.

American DJ and music producer Mackswell will perform at the “People’s Party” electronic music show at The Lighthouse on July 8.

The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) plans a 25 percent year-on-year increase in revenue to 13.3 trillion VND (583.6 million USD) this year.

President Tran Dai Quang asserted that Vietnam always treasures and prioritises developing its comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia at a meeting with Speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko in Moscow on June 28.

The Ministry of Public Security has deployed synchronous measures to curb the increase of crime in the first six months of this year, heard a press conference in Hanoi on June 28.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hidehiro Irisawa has resigned as head coach of the national women’s volleyball team after just four months.

Vietnam and Russia hold great potential for bilateral cooperation based on time-honoured relations, said Grigory Trofimchuk, head of the expert council of the Eurasian ideas foundation. 

President Tran Dai Quang arrived in Moscow on June 28 afternoon, starting his four-day official visit to Russia at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

A workshop was held in Hanoi on June 28 to kick off the review and update of Vietnam’s nationally determined contributions (NDCs) which are meant to realise the Paris Agreement on climate change.